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This verse  challenges those who might abuse God’s patience. It direclty challenges those that are convinced God’s favored treatment towards them makes them beyond God’s judgment.

• They say, “God’s choice of us shows us that we are good and beyond judgment.”

• Paul responds saying, “You are misusing God’s kindness to cover up your sin!”

These people excuse their behavior by stating that God is not very concerned with their behavior, otherwise, He would do something about it. Their mistake is to misinterpret God by observing His patience.

Is this the same case for you too? Are you continuing in your sin because you say that God has not 'done' anything about it? Please Repent! The end times are here!

Paul demolishes this protective argument by pointing out the truth that God’s patience enables Him (God) to put judgment off so that we have time to repent and find His grace not to, as these class of people erroneously conclude, excuse them from their sin. These people treat God’s kindness, forbearance and patience lightly. They misjudge God and are hardened rather than softened by God’s beautiful attributes of grace. Self–righteousness horribly distorts both doctrine and the fact of a person’s sin.

Application

Have we set different standards for our life than for other people? If we think we are better than another groups of people, then it is very likely that we might fall into the same trap of thinking that we are good and beyond judgment. We might even think God’s judgment of others and His kindness to us means that we are free from God’s anger. Lt Us all repent for the end is near.